The convergence of a sequence of polynomials with restricted zeros (Q2320060)

The Pólya-Obrechkoff class \(\mathcal{PO}\) is a collection of entire functions with zeros in the closed upper half plane \(\mathbb{H}\). The Laguerre-Pólya class \(\mathcal{LP}\) is a subclass of real functions and \(\mathcal{LP}^*=P\cdot\mathcal{LP}\) with \(P\) a real polynomial. A sequence of polynomials \((f_n)\) converges weakly to \(f\) if the point values of \(f_n\) and all its derivatives in \(z=0\) converge, and not all of them to zero. A first result is that if all \(f_n\) have their zeros in \(\mathbb{H}\), then \(f\in\mathcal{PO}\) and the convergence is strong (i.e., uniform in compacts). If the number of zeros outside \(\mathbb{R}\) is bounded, then \(f\in\mathcal{LP}^*\). Using Appell polynomials \(A_n\) that can be associated with \(f\) and their convergence behaviour, some sharper results can be obtained about the number and location of the zeros of \(f\) and thus what (sub)class of \(\mathcal{PO}\) it will belong to.